PTCB Study Questions
1. Where should one place used syringes and needles?
Answer: Red plastic sharpscontainer
2. Where should one place used gloves, gowns, and masks?
Answer: Biohazard bag
3. Can you wear jewelry while preparing IV admixtures?
Answer: Jewelry should not beworn while preparing IV admixtures because it may puncture
the latex gloves.
4. What should be used to clean the laminar flow hood?
Answer: 70% isopropyl alcohol
5. How often must laminar flow hoods be certified?
Answer: Every 6 months
6. How long should the blower be on for a laminar hood?
Answer: 30 minutes
7. Which reference book provides information on drug prices and how oftenis it updated?
Answer: Drug Topics Red Book. Updated yearly.
8. Which reference book provides information about therapeutic equivalence?
Answer: Drug Topics Orange Book, which is known as "Approved Drug Productswith
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation.s"
9. Which reference book provides information with regard to brand and generic names, drug
identification, and dosage calculations? How often is it updated?
Answer: Drug Facts and Comparisons Book. Updated monthly.
10. Which reference book is a compendium of monographs setting officialnational standards
for drug substances, dosage forms, and standards forpharmaceutical ingredients?
Answer: USP-NF
11. How many times may a pharmacy transfer a controlled substance prescription of 30 tablets
ofTylenol #3 with five refills indicated on the prescription?-
Answer: Only once.
The patient must have the remaining refills processed at the pharmacy to which theprescription
was transferred.
12. How often must HEPA filters be certified?
Answer: 6 months (unless they becomewet)